TiBB Album Club [Revival?]

[Shaun]

I was in the shower just now just lathering away at my ass cheeks when the most marvellous idea came to me. I was thinking of how I hadn't written many music reviews lately, and figured that maybe a TiBB thing that involved many willing participants, would be a nice idea.

The way it would work is thusly:
- Each week, an album released that week is chosen by a member for everyone to listen to over the course of the week.
- Then, at any point, each member of the club can submit a review of the album - it doesn't have to be that long or well-written, just a string of your thoughts on the album.
- The member must then also rate that album out of 10.
- I then gather all of the ratings and add them up, and divide them by the number of reviews, giving us a mean score for the album.
- Then, at the end of the year, we're left with a fairly decent gauge of TiBB's favourite albums of the year.

In the event that there's no album released in a week that anyone wants to listen to, members can use albums released earlier in the year :pipe:

But yeah... would anyone be interested?

Yes:
- Jords
- Karl
- Black Dagger
- Glenn
- Dezzy
- JH95
- Iceman
- Marc
- Raph
- Withano
- Niall
- Ben
- Scott
- Samuel.

Albums:
#1 [Shaun] Disclosure - Settle TiBB Rating: 66
#2 [Dezzy] Gold Panda - Half of Where You Live TiBB Rating: 58
#3 Kodaline - In a Perfect World TiBB Rating: 43
#4 [Samuel.] Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap TiBB Rating: 58
#5 [Ben] Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest TiBB Rating: 48
#6 [Shaun] Kanye West - Yeezus TiBB Rating: [b]83
#7 [Samuel.] Bonobo - The North Borders TiBB Rating: 78
#8 [Shaun] Justin Timberlake - the 20/20 Experience TiBB Rating: tba

Colour Coding:
TiBB hated it (-20)
TiBB disliked it (20-39)
TiBB found it OK (40-59)
TiBB liked it (60-69)
TiBB really liked it (70-79)
TiBB loved it (80+)

[Jords]

Yes :amazed:

[Marc]

I'll do it if I can listen to it free.

[Shaun]

That shouldn't be a problem, it'd be albums that are released that week (or before), so they should be on Spotify... *mumbles or other mediums mumbles*

[Raph]

Yes! :D

[Black Dagger]

Aye :amazed:

[Marc]

I'm going to use big words!

[Iceman]

I'm going to use big words!

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljsymiPk1R1qhqdico1_500.gif

But yes I'd love this.

[Raph]

hahahaha, perfect gif, Eoin! :hugesmile:

[Shaun]

ok so that's Jords, Marc, Raph, Lucas and Eoin potentially interested... 10 members would be ideal really and obviously others can join in later if there's a good enough consistency to it :D

[Ramsay]

I would very much be up for this!

[Jake.]

I'd love to do this, fantastic idea Shaun

[Tom4784]

I'm up for it.

[Glenn.]

I'm in.

[Black Dagger]

It'll be nice to listen to some potential new artists, or end up appreciating artists I know, but haven't attempted to listen to yet. =)

[Shaun]

hmm that's ten so far :D might choose the first album tonight...

[Jake.]

:D

[Niall]

This is a great idea! :amazed: I'm definitely interested!

[Withano]

I'll do it too!

[Iceman]

hmm that's ten so far :D might choose the first album tonight...

Yes, do........

[Z]

This is a really cool idea, not something I'd have the patience to do but I'm looking forward to reading everyone's reviews and discover some cool new music! I had a similar idea when I read this thread that perhaps you would run if it appealed to you Shaun; where there's a theme for a playlist and people could suggest contributions for it and we get a combined playlist matching whatever the theme may be?

[Glenn.]

Lets not over egg the pudding...

[Shaun]

yeah that's a good idea, but kinda separate from this :laugh: but definitely, start a thread for it or something :spin2:

anyway the first album for us to get stuck into shall be:

http://soundisstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/disclosure-settle-album.jpg

they've had two top ten singles already this year, and the album looks set to debut at #2 :)

You all have until this time next week when we'll dive into album number two...

http://open.spotify.com/local/Disclosure/Settle+%28Deluxe%29/Second+Chance/142

spotify:album:6jHuoYWYIijzSwpDewR9ia

[Shaun]

oh also, who wants to suggest next week's? :)

[Marc]

this album !

[Glenn.]

Do we just do our reviews whenever?

[Tom4784]

Bagsy the next album.

[Shaun]

Sure, Glenn - as long as they're in by next Wednesday :D just post them in here whenever you like. And noted, Dean :p

[Black Dagger]

Oooh, I saw this is quite high in the Itunes charts when I was seeing how well Miles was doing! -listens to a couple of tracks now-

[Tom4784]

I've listened to the album but I'll listen to it a few more times before I go into detail with my thoughts.

[Jake.]

Oh yay, I love White Noise and You and Me, so I can't wait to give this a listen... will DL tomorrow

[Shaun]

could a mod possibly pin this?

[Marc]

who says 'pin this' D:

[Marc]

Bagsy the next album.

Babs?

[Shaun]

oh, it's pin on some other forums... it sounds more professional than 'sticky this' :hmph:

[Ramsay]

Listening to it now
edit : oh i like When A Fire Starts To Burn :amazed:
edit edit : WHITE NOISE :amazed: My friend always plays this in his car and i always asked who made it and he didnt know :love:

[Benjamin]

Count me in please! :hugesmile:

[Shaun]

no sorry no gays allowed

[Niall]

My brother made me download this for him earlier today. How strange. I'll listen tomorrow! :D

[Jords]

Well I like Latch but I cant stand White Noise... should be an interesting listen.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

add me i am bisexual

[Tom4784]

The album hasn't really grabbed me in all honesty, it's good but there's only a few songs I'd listen to again. I felt it was a bit repetitive.

6/10.

[Niall]

Disclosure, Settle - I just finished listening to it, and I quite enjoyed the majority of the tracks. They weren't too over the top, or too sparse in their production.. it was just right. I think White Noise or You & Me would be my favourites. Good, solid album. 7/10.

[Jords]

Downloading to listen :tongue:

[Shaun]

I'm really liking it at the moment. Am leaning towards an 8 or a 9. Will decide later in the week.

[Ramsay]

Finished it earlier, will do a review when i have a second listen on saturday or sunday. but i do very much enjoy it

[Jords]

Review:

I didnt think Id be overly enticed by "Settle" but Ive just been pleasantly surprised. I warmed to 'White Noise' on the album play through and enjoyed several tracks including: 'F For You', 'Confess To Me', 'When A Fire Starts To Burn' and of course 'Latch'. The album is very much about the different sounds created by Disclosure and his use of repetition. Overall the album does flows well and is very fun however there are a handful of tracks that are less exciting and would be difficult to identify compared to those that are much more successful.

7/10

[Withano]

I can't find anywhere to illegally download this which tells me its not too good because not enough people are trying to give it to me for free. 2/10

[Shaun]

I'm not accepting that :tongue: I posted it on Spotify on the previous page...

[Withano]

Haha, didn't realise. I'll listen laterererer

[Jake.]

Just downloaded :D

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

review: its **** bye

no but it really is dull its something i would enjoy if i was in an s&m club pouring hot wax onto a mans nipples or something and it was playing in the background but nothing on the albums makes me sdknsdhfkdnkfdkhdfk its just average background music for when you are doing things you enjoy like scrolling through tumblr reblogging roleplay prom posts from facebook

voices is my favorite track but its the only one i could see myself listening to again

4/10

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I can't find anywhere to illegally download this which tells me its not too good because not enough people are trying to give it to me for free. 2/10

:joker:

[Iceman]

Have listened to the album 4 times now, hopefully will have my review in by tomorrow.

[Shaun]

the fact so many people are reviewing it after one day ;___;

[Jords]

Wanted to get a review in just in case I forget, theres an edit button! :)

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

ngl i didn't even listen to the whole thing i only managed the first 9 tracks heh

[Shaun]

if you aren't going to put the effort in why should i

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i'M SORRY please don't kick me out of the club

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/01/article-0-1548AC3D000005DC-958_634x340.jpg

[Jake.]

on my phone, ready for my morning bus journey

[Shaun]

omfg i only just saw that post

scott rofl

[Jords]

F For You srsly :love:

[Withano]

i'M SORRY please don't kick me out of the club

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/01/article-0-1548AC3D000005DC-958_634x340.jpg

ily so hard

[Jake.]

Album - Settle
Rating - 5.5/10

It's strange, because from the singles Latch, White Noise and You & Me, I was expecting something huge here. All three are fantastic singles, and I thought that the album would follow suit. Not that it's a bad album, but I'm going to certainly have trouble in the future naming songs from it, given how alike they all are. The Intro and When a Fire Starts To Burn make for a solid start, and the three singles lifted above are insanely addictive and catchy, but the rest just isn't up to scratch... There are a couple of other HL's, but it starts to become a bit boring to listen to in the end.

[Black Dagger]

Settle is really quite a solid album, although the first half of the album (bar White Noise) just destroys the latter half, however I don't have too many complaints about it, there is obviously the duff track, but then I've never had an album where I believe every song is quality, for me there will always be those fillers, but I did have my favourites on this album, F for You was a fantastic 'downbeat' track and When a Fire Starts To Burn will be consistently catchy for me, so Disclosure have done something right here with their debut album and they've made me thrive for me. I'll give it a solid 7/10. Oh and Jamie Woon has been one of my favourite male solo artists over the past couple of years, so added props on them collaborating, really nice sounds from them together.

[Samuel.]

I'm in. Will listen to this tonight.

Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest for next week pls

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

can we have next weeks album now please

[Shaun]

I've let it sunk in for a couple of days now and there are definitely tracks that I keep wanting to hear on repeat whenever I'm listening to my iPod... the beats are excellent and play around enough to be just engaging enough as to avoid repetition (see: Justin Timberlake). There's a good variety of guest appearances but towards the end I think they try and throw in too many bigger names - the Jessie Ware and Jamie Woon tracks weren't the best, despite them being the two names I knew and liked the most. It's got a great deal of replay value, but doesn't really blow me away as something I overwhelmingly love. I'll give it an 8.5 though because it's perfectly executed for what it is.

Favourite tracks: Grab Her!; When a Fire Starts to Burn; White Noise; Second Chance; Voices

[Ramsay]

7/10

So after having 3 proper listen throughs of this i think i can finally give a proper review of it. Its starts off great with When A Fire Starts To Burn, although the song is about a minute longer than it should be, i still enjoyed it. Latch, F For You and White Noise are all also great which are right after Fire, so i thought i was in line for an amazing album. But like Jake said, towards the middle and end it slows down. Still enjoyed the album as a whole though. My favourite song on it is either White Noise or Confess To Me

[Marc]

Still gotta do that lol

[Shaun]

Will close reviews tonight at midnight!

[Shaun]

Dean, if you could take your pick from any of the following (released this week), or, failing that if none take your fancy, any other album released after January 1 2013 (don't just ignore all of these and go for a favourite artist earlier in the year :p):

- Black Sabbath - 13
- The Lonely Island - The Wack Album
- Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
- Beady Eye - BE
- Goo Goo Dolls - Magnetic
- Surfer Blood - Pythons
- Gold Panda - Half of Where You Live
- These New Puritans - Field of Reeds

Full list of them (June 11) here: http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=detailed

[Shaun]

excuse me

[Tom4784]

Dean, if you could take your pick from any of the following (released this week), or, failing that if none take your fancy, any other album released after January 1 2013 (don't just ignore all of these and go for a favourite artist earlier in the year :p):

- Black Sabbath - 13
- The Lonely Island - The Wack Album
- Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
- Beady Eye - BE
- Goo Goo Dolls - Magnetic
- Surfer Blood - Pythons
- Gold Panda - Half of Where You Live
- These New Puritans - Field of Reeds

Full list of them (June 11) here: http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=detailed

Let's go for Gold Panda, they sound fun.

[Shaun]

I'll let people send in their last-minute Disclosure ones, just has to be a score really :p And OK, will find a link for that in a bit.

[Samuel.]

Ah, forgot about this.

Listening to Disclosure now. No idea what to expect.

[Shaun]

spotify:album:2UDnuGUMHVW5iTQnwKT1sa

[Shaun]

also, first come first served for who wants to pick next week's :p

[Black Dagger]

omg me plz.

[Samuel.]

Kanye West - Yeezus will be out next week.

[Black Dagger]

(I have one in mind, and I'm so so excited)

Will listen to Gold Panda tomorrow, never heard of him.

[Shaun]

Lucas gets it then, and if it isn't Yeezus http://www.toffeetalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/shaking%20fist.png

[Black Dagger]

There is actually 4 solid artists albums out next week who I adore. :sad:

We'll have to see :whistle:

there will be an angry mob outside if I don't choose Kanye now right.

[Niall]

I've actually been dithering over whether to listen to Gold Panda for a while now. He did some awesome stuff for Charli XCX, so hopefully ill like his solo work!

I shall listen tomorrow. :D

[Shaun]

k edited my review~

[Samuel.]

Whatever it is, no more electronic/house/techno for a while pls.

[Samuel.]

Definitely feel like I'm in some druggy club rn with Disclosure

It's aight.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I'm not gonna score this until i have listened to it at least 3 times but i'm only 2 tracks in and i already like it more than settle heh

[Samuel.]

idk if I was listening to some dodgy version on Youtube or something, but White Noise only came on an hour in, and apparently it's track 5?

I'll give Settle 5.5

It's an alright listen. Really not my genre so it's hard to judge this. It was listenable, with a few cool tracks.

An added .5 for White Noise.

[Iceman]

Having major internet issues....sorry Shaun, I'll do the 2 reviews when I have it sorted

[Shaun]

dw, this is more of a laidback thing :laugh: for now, there're 9 votes adding up to a mean score of:

Dezzy - 6
Niall - 7
Jords - 7
Scott - 4
JH95 - 5.5
Lucas - 7
Karl - 7
Shaun - 8.5
Samuel - 5.5
Glenn - 8

= 65.5/100

= 66/100 (I'll do the final scores out of 100... you can all rate them however you wish so long as it's a number out of 10 or 100)

[Iceman]

Okay...its the blue screen of death killing my laptop....randomly allows me to use it now...gonna do a reboot to a month ago methinks.

[Samuel.]

Recently been getting into ambient electronic music, and Bonobo and XXYYXX are many levels above this. Consistently decent but forgettable. Might as well rate this now as I'm most likely never going to listen to it again.

6/10

[Samuel.]

Definitely choosing The North Borders for one week.

Probably my AOTY thinking about it.

[Benjamin]

Balls I forgot about this.

Will listen to Gold panda now.

[Benjamin]

I'm all for ambient music like this and it reminds me of being high as a kite in my uni days. Just lying there baked, away with the fairies and being captured by the random sounds and soft, subtle beats. However, in comparison to other music in this genre it is very forgettable and doesn't really capture much passion or imagination. We Work Nights was the only one I'd listen to again.

5/10

[Benjamin]

Having said that, their previous album, Love Shiner, sounds a lot better. :hugesmile:

[Shaun]

it's been 3 hours and we've already had 2 reviews...

-bit mortified but i'd complain if there were no participation...-

[Benjamin]

it's been 3 hours and we've already had 2 reviews...

-bit mortified but i'd complain if there were no participation...-

I listen to this type of music a lot, infact most of the time. This album really wasn't very special. I am listening to their previous one though and it's actually pretty good.

[Shaun]

I respect that, it just seems crazy to judge something on first listen

[Benjamin]

I respect that, it just seems crazy to judge something on first listen

Oh, I will listen to it again later in the week for this and see if my opinion changes. I just needed to put down my initial thoughts on it before I forgot what I felt. :tongue:

[Samuel.]

Ain't got time to relisten to an album I didn't particularly like the first time around.

[Shaun]

OK. Thanks :love: :hugesmile:

[Jords]

oh Gold Panda, Ive stumbled across him before on YT but forgot

[Tom4784]

I can't find this album anywhere and Spotify is being a stupid bitch so I'll assume this album is not worth my time.

[jackc1806]

I'll do it!

[Shaun]

I'm gonna give this a 7/10. I think I'd enjoy it more if I were just lying around somewhere and not having to worry about anything :laugh: the production's really nice and serene, and I love the eastern influences.

But at the same time there are lapses of interest for me and it may be a little overegged. He's an excellent producer though.

Favourite tracks are 5950, Junk City II, We Work Nights and Brazil.

[Ramsay]

Shall listen to it tonight

[Glenn.]

I'll listen to this tonight. I will not forget this one :laugh:

[Niall]

Gold Panda, Half Of Where You Live - 6.5/10. It was a nice album, but I'm struggling to say much more about it than that. It just didn't make much of an impression, and the tracks just seemed to flit in and out without impacting me all that much. That being said, I did like a few of them: 5950 (which is remarkably similar to Desired Constellation by Björk) being my favourite.. it was simple and quirky, and it grabbed my attention somewhat whilst I was listening, and it's perhaps one of the few tracks that I would listen to again (along with Junk City II, Brazil, and The Most Liveble City).

[Shaun]

cool, that's 4 reviews :) these close on Wednesday... Lucas, have you decided your album? The following are all released this week:

- Kanye West - Yeezus
- Empire of the Sun - Ice on the Dune
- Sigur Ros - Kveikur
- J Cole - Born Sinner
- 3OH3 - Omens
- Austra - Olympia
- Primal Scream - More Light
- Tunng - Turbines

there's a full list here: http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=condensed

[Tom4784]

5/10

Pleasant but forgettable, I didn't hate listening to it but I can't remember much about it afterwards.

[Samuel.]

-would choose Born Sinner-

[Jords]

EOTS or Tunng, havnt heard much of either but seem my taste.

[Niall]

I'd quite like to try Sigur Ros. I've been meaning to listen to them for ages now but I'll do whatever.

[Shaun]

no sigur ros please


booooooring whalesong music.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

um can stop being hipster please and just pick yeezus bc i have already listened to it about 50 times so it will be an easy review for me and its really good bye

[Benjamin]

Have listened to HOWYL a few times now. It's grown on me slightly, but still a bit of a drab album (especially compared to some of their previous which I have also listened to this week). Saying that, We Work Nights is the best track and is actually one of my fave tracks at the moment.

Best time to listen: When on a comedown or high, or background music with friends at a BBQ.


Still 5/10

[Black Dagger]

7/10

It was actually a nice album, bit meh at parts, lots of filler, but good stuff. (sorry I haven't done a proper review)

Didn't Kodaline technically come out this week? Because if it did then I'd pick them because I love it.

Otherwise I want Empire Of The Sun :amazed:

[Samuel.]

Hope Sean drops you a couple of dozen places in the greatest members thread :hmph:

[Shaun]

is he even in it :whistle:

and ok, noted. You've cast a dark shadow over this game Lucas.

[Samuel.]

http://www.metacritic.com/music/in-a-perfect-world/kodaline

Can't wait.

[Shaun]

:laugh2: lucas what are you doing

[Locke.]

Oh, I liked High Hopes, I will do this one

[Samuel.]

We could do a group listening on Plug for these. Pretty easy to find full albums on Youtube.

[Black Dagger]

OMG, it's much better than 47 :bored:

Enjoy, oops xo.

[Niall]

We could do a group listening on Plug for these. Pretty easy to find full albums on Youtube.

I like this idea for future weeks! :amazed:

[Shaun]

Gold Panda's score:

Shaun - 7
Niall - 6.5
Ben - 5
Lucas - 7
Dezzy - 7
Samuel - 6
Glenn - 2

= 40.5/70
= 58

and a Spotify link for the new album:

spotify:album:3YHf7ooFmrTOsp4jPM3aFj

I'll try and find something on YouTube and maybe we could all get on Plug on Sunday? (if there's no full video we could line the songs up in order, or just get one member to DJ and put the songs in order on their playlist)

[Shaun]

oh that's the deluxe version, you can ignore the last three songs if you like.

[Samuel.]

Can I claim next week's choice?

[Shaun]

you may (and tbh idc if you just dismiss all albums released then and pick Yeezus)

[Samuel.]

I actually don't know what I'm going to choose...

Depends what leaks. Though we should probably review Yeezus... sort of defeats the purpose if we end up ignoring the big releases.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

if this new album is as faily as the last two i am baking cyanide cookies for our next meeting

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

should have picked iamamiwhoami ~~~

[Samuel.]

Considering I'm not expecting Kodaline to be very good (sorry Lucas :p), I'll probably be picking Yeezus to break the middling run of albums so far.

[Shaun]

I'm gonna give this one a 5/10... a few pretty songs but they really just sound like a less offensive U2 cover act than the Script do... can't see myself ever coming back to listening to it again.

[Samuel.]

Anybody found any streams that aren't Spotify?

Keeps randomly cutting out.

[Shaun]

there are some previews of each song here:

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otherwise I think they're all on YT separately.

[Samuel.]

Thanks, but I managed to wrestle Spotify into working.

Album is pleasant but unremarkable. Better than expected.

6/10

[Tom4784]

Tedious repetitive and generic bull****. There's nothing remotely unique or interesting about this album and I curse Kodaline's houses for inflicting this gigantic mass of incompetence upon my ears.

0/10

[Shaun]

:o meow.

[Samuel.]

When do we move onto Yeezus? Wednesday?

Lucas should probably review his own choice :idc:

[Me. I Am Salman]

Why did they steal Keri Hilson's album name

[Me. I Am Salman]

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4636770438152484&pid=15.1

No one kopies Keri

[Niall]

Okay I'm having to download this because weirdly, it's been removed from Spotify. :conf2:

[Shaun]

try this?

spotify:album:3YHf7ooFmrTOsp4jPM3aFj

[Shaun]

oh. hmm. odd.

[Black Dagger]

When do we move onto Yeezus? Wednesday?

Lucas should probably review his own choice :idc:

I am doing it :hmph:

[Shaun]

When do we move onto Yeezus? Wednesday?

si

[Niall]

Kodaline, In A Perfect World - 6/10. It was a nice album. I liked the most of it, and my favourites were Love Like This and One Day (they were such lovely songs). But it seemed to falter massively around halfway through with all the tracks sounding so similar that for me, they pretty much melded into one. It's a shame really.

try this?

spotify:album:3YHf7ooFmrTOsp4jPM3aFj

oh. hmm. odd.

Yeah it doesn't work. :/

I think they must've done that to force people to buy the album at first so they can make more money from it.

[Samuel.]

Bump for Lucas :idc:

[Shaun]

people can still submit reviews for Kodaline (and any album really... why not...), but we shall now move on to album #4 :pipe:

Samuel... any of this list, or any others released this year... :pipe:

Tom Odell - Long Way Down
Smith Westerns - Soft Will
Wale - The Gifted

ok actually this week sucks go for something else

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=condensed

[Benjamin]

Found the whole album to be rather bland and backgroundy. Stuff you'd find yourself listening to in a lift waiting to get the the 27th floor and then being thankful at reaching the floor and escaping the lift.

2/10.

[Samuel.]

I should probably choose Yeezus, but I sort of want to make everybody listen to Acid Rap... so I will :spin2:

http://www.metacritic.com/music/acid-rap/chance-the-rapper

[Benjamin]

can I do the week after. I always miss out when you ask as I'm at work.

[Benjamin]

Samuel. :worship:

[Shaun]

ok are you people trying to kill this game ;_;

ben, noted

[Shaun]

IT'S NOT EVEN ON SPOTIFY qijpanhpofibpobnpo

[Shaun]

oh it's a free mixtape that's ok then

http://chanceraps.com/

[Samuel.]

And

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It's an awkward week to choose an album, as we do need something popular to get people reviewing again... but yeah, Acid Rap.

Would rather be greedy and have the satisfaction of introducing y'all to a great album.

[Shaun]

tbf, there are quite a few weeks coming up with very few releases, so they should be good opportunities to revisit more popular albums from earlier in the year.

[Shaun]

Kodaline:

Shaun - 5
Samuel - 6
Dezzy - 0
Ben - 2
Niall - 6
JH95 - 2.5
Glenn - 8.5

= 30/70

= 43%

[Jake.]

Review: Kodaline
Rating: 2.5/10

Not much I can say really... Each song doesn't diverse itself from the song before it, and in all honestly it was like going to a funeral.. Without the wake afterwards. Generally boring and disappointing

[Samuel.]

Album is full of personality. Haven’t heard anybody quite like Chance before, vocally or beats-wise. Very colourful album supported by great production and emotion from Chance, who comes off really sincere in his lyrics and subject matter. Can't fault it other than a slightly weak mid-section.

Favourite tracks: Smoke Again, Acid Rain, Everything’s Good
Least favourite: NaNa

8.8/10

[Shaun]

can we do Boards of Canada in future pls this is amazing

[Samuel.]

Will organise a Plug group listen to this if there's enough interest.

[Shaun]

ok :amazed:

[Samuel.]

Promising.

[Shaun]

kmt

[Tom4784]

I'll get around to this tomorrow.

[LemonJam]

Not part of the club but since theres little response I thought I'd add that I've listened to this and it's really good cba to do a full review but best tracks are Pusha Man (especially the 2nd half, Paranoia :love::love::love:), Cocoa Butter Kisses & Lost, not big on Smoke Again but the rest I wouldn't skip. Think the first half is a lot stronger than the second half overall.

7.5/10

[Shaun]

oh yeah you don't have to be in the OP to take part... just took that down so I could see who was interested at the start :laugh:

[Ramsay]

i'll listen to this tomorrow, i swear

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

downloaded this earlier and its already my favorite bc of the artwork and the fact that it took 19 seconds to dl

and because all the others so far have been ****

[Shaun]

*shoves disclosure's unanimous positive reviews and #1 status under your nose*

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

good ass intro omfg :worship:

[Black Dagger]

It was quirky and jolly, but I wouldn't divulge into more albums of this sort, it was a bit too full on for me. It can have a 7/10 though for being different to anything I have heard in recent years. Good choice mwah.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

0.5/10 bc i hate samuel

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

mwah.

stop

[Shaun]

0.5/10 bc i hate samuel

scott srsly grow up

[Glenn.]

Shaun I'm really sorry. I haven't wrote a review for any if these albums but if you would let me, I will write a full review for every single one by Sunday.

Tbh I forgot about it.

I'm a fool I know
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j303/GlennDines123/tumblr_mhkondptdT1rrg1bjo1_500_zps8ed77a36.gif

[Shaun]

sure that's fine :laugh: I can edit the scores

[Benjamin]

Most people assume that I wouldn't like rap, but when it is done with thoughtful lyrics not just the crap about bitches and girls, then it holds a place in my heart since rap is a form of poetry that I listen to more then you all know. I liked this album a lot though I think it would fail to stand out from the many other albums, which is a shame.

Best tracks: Cocoa Butter Kisses, NaNa, (Paranoia), Juice

7/10

[Benjamin]

Also, I would like to pick Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest, because they are amazing and because there is bugger all out this week.

[Shaun]

awesome, was talking to samuel about the album the other night in plug :laugh:

[Black Dagger]

stop

idek why i started saying mwah idk hmm idk

[Black Dagger]

And the new Editors album came out today -hair flicks-

idk if they are **** and irrelevant now but they were good a few years ago.

[Tom4784]

I've just downloaded the album and he hasn't even bothered to tag his songs correctly, this album is not off to a good start :bored:

[Shaun]

the one I got off the website is tagged correctly :suspect:

[Tom4784]

the one I got off the website is tagged correctly :suspect:

How peculiar? *blames Josy*

[Shaun]

oh hang on... i had to do the album and artist tags... you're right :laugh:

[Tom4784]

Oh well, I'm sure Josy's responsible for it somehow.

[Shaun]

:rolleyes: will stop at nothing to ruin the music section

[Shaun]

Really liking this mixtape... looking forward to replaying it and discovering new favourites. For now, though, the faves are Good Ass Intro, Cocoa Butter Kisses, Favorite Song + Chain Smoker. Not so keen on Lost. NaNa was a bit annoying too (though I'm sure it was intended to be).

The production of it reminds me a lot of Outkast... and is that a Portishead sample I hear on Everybody's Something :suspect:

I'm going to give it an 8.5.

[Samuel.]

:worship:

That unniversal acclaim.

It "samples “Diana in the Autumn Wind” by Gap Mangione and “Fall in love” by Slum village" apparently.

Acid Rap grows on me the more I listen to it.

[Tom4784]

I didn't like it, I just felt bored throughout and his voice grated on me. There was potential throughout but I feel it's mostly unrealised. I liked Cocoa Butter Kisses and Juice but I don't think I could listen to them again in all honesty.

4/10

[Samuel.]

Those 11 minutes of universal acclaim >

[Tom4784]

I don't think I've given any of the albums so far a good score.

[Niall]

I'm just finishing off the album and I didn't enjoy it at all really. I found it a dull and plodding listen with no tracks that I actually like enough to warrant me trying it out again (the only ones I did like were the intro and outro). His voice annoyed me to no end too. 2/10.

[Shaun]

¬_¬

we're never going to get an album above 60

Current score (Chance)
Samuel - 8.8
Shaun - 8.5
LemonJam - 7.5
Ben - 7
Dezzy - 4
Niall - 2

= 37.8 / 60 = 63... kmt

[Benjamin]

-expects boards of Canada to be hated by everyone on TiBB- /sob

[Niall]

¬_¬

we're never going to get an album above 60

I'm sure we will when Goldfrapp release Tales Of Us http://r11.imgfast.net/users/1114/19/12/76/smiles/1242926452.gif

[Shaun]

I don't think I've given any of the albums so far a good score.

yes and i am really valuing that

http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/large/62747367gw1doj8qis3g3g.gif

[Shaun]

bleeeegh this is just going to annoy me if i don't say it, but this is clearly not a 2/10 album.

[Niall]

bleeeegh this is just going to annoy me if i don't say it, but this is clearly not a 2/10 album.

But it's entirely subjective. I don't have to like what you might like.

[Shaun]

it's not just me though... it's gotten the joint 2nd best reviews of the year.

2 is just...insulting. 2 is jennifer lopez.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

2 is jake morley

[Niall]

it's not just me though... it's gotten the joint 2nd best reviews of the year.

2 is just...insulting. 2 is jennifer lopez.

But I didn't enjoy it. Why would I give a falsely good score to something I did not like just to be in keeping with what everyone else regards as 'good'?

I only enjoyed two of the tracks, and I don't see myself listening to it again in future so I think a 2 is fairly accurate score (for me at least). If it bugs you that much, I can change the score I gave. :idc:

[Samuel.]

¬_¬

we're never going to get an album above 60

Current score (Chance)
Samuel - 8.8
Shaun - 8.5
LemonJam - 7.5
Ben - 7
Dezzy - 4
Niall - 2

= 37.8 / 60 = 63... kmt

Lucas gave it a 7.

So, 64? ;_;

[Shaun]

oh, so he did.

Current score (Chance)
Samuel - 8.8
Shaun - 8.5
LemonJam - 8
Ben - 7
Lucas - 7
Dezzy - 4
Scott - 4
Niall - 2

= 49.3 / 80 = 62.

[Samuel.]

i'll listen to this tomorrow, i swear

:whistle:


And is Scott actually reviewing this properly or...

[Glenn.]

You have to have my reviews too remember. Downloading them all now

[LemonJam]

sorry to be an indecisive little slut but I'm gonna rate this an 8 instead if that's okay. :pipe:

considering there were no tracks I thought were poor, he's got a clear signature style and I've found myself going back to a few tracks quite a bit I think it warrants better than 7.5. Outside of the second half of Pusha man though there are no tracks that make me as moist so I think I'll settle on 8 yes.

[Shaun]

and with that change of score it storms into 65!!!!!!!

[Glenn.]

Backtrack Review

Disclosure- Settle

I wasn't set alight with this album tbh. I found a couple of the songs a little samey and repetitive although there were a few songs I'd happily listen to again.
Favourite tracks were, Latch, White Noise, Voices, You and Me, Help Me Lose My Mind, and Boiling.
Worst track was When a Fire Starts to Burn. Literally give me a headache.

I'd give the album a 8/10

[Shaun]

:worship: excellent stuff. *edits their score* That's bumped it up to 66.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

this album http://i.imgur.com/4ZaQgUU.gif

probably the worst so far

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

wait cold earth is amazing

[Glenn.]

Gold Panda- Half of Where a You Live

This album really bored me. There isn't a song (if you can call them songs) I that I enjoyed. I like my songs to have lyrics not 4 minutes of continuos music.

2/10 I'm afraid

[Shaun]

Glenn splitting up these ties :worship: brings Gold Panda down to 58

[Glenn.]

I can't believe it rated that high tbh. It was dire

[Shaun]

songs can be instrumentals tho :nono:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

the majority of the tracks on this album are extremely dull and repetitive and unnecessary. there is just too much filler imo and i think if they got rid of half of the tracks it would have been a much better album. I absolutely adored cold earth and palace posy (easily two of the best songs i have heard all year) i also sort of enjoyed nothing is real, new seeds and come to dust (these three tracks stand out but are still nothing special)

3/10

[Glenn.]

Kodaline- In A Perfect World

I love this album :love: there isn't a song I dislike. I've been listening to this all day. I wasn't expecting much from the rating it's received but I think its glorious. Sort of reminds me of Coldplay.

Dare I say it deserves a 10/10? Yes I think it does :love:

[Shaun]

...........

seriously!?

[Glenn.]

No actually, I won't be ridiculous.

8.5/10

[Shaun]

OK, that bumps it up to 43% :)

[Shaun]

oh, so he did.

Current score (Chance)
Samuel - 8.8
Shaun - 8.5
LemonJam - 8
Ben - 7
Lucas - 7
Dezzy - 4
Niall - 2
Glenn - 1

= 46.3 / 80 = 58.

OK so that's the current score for Acid Rap, and we now move on to album #5 :)

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i didn't rate acid rap :suspect:

[Smithy]

If an album gets 70 does tibb like it or really like it

[Shaun]

oh right was that for the new one

[Shaun]

edited the scoring boundaries

[Glenn.]

Chance The Rapper- Acid Pop

I didn't really dig this album tbh. Not a fan of rap music in general. I listened to it yesterday and I give it another go today and I can't get into it. I wouldn't listen to it again.

1/10

[Shaun]

y'all are way too harsh

[Glenn.]

I tried to like it but I couldn't.

[Samuel.]

But a 1?!

Last rap album I'm suggesting tbh.

[Glenn.]

Yes a 1 :idc:

It was a very generous

[Shaun]

i'm thinking of just asking people not to review albums if they hate the genre "in general" :laugh: it's not really fair.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

can bounty be next please

[LemonJam]

I'll make it known before I cast my score that I am a Boards of Canada fan and I've had this album for almost a month hoping it'd be a grower. Unfortunately for me it's not. I dunno. I've read the critical acclaim about it and I can't say I agree. There's nothing really special or individual about this really.

There are so many unmemorable tracks for me, particularly in the middle I find myself losing interest with every listen and a lot of it blends together. With this sort of ambient music of gradual process I feel like the changes are too subtle to be particularly interesting.

That all being said I think the first 6 tracks are pretty good, Jacquard Causeway being a particular favourite, but there's none which I enjoyed near as much as Gyroscope, Music is Math or 1969 from Geogaddi [if you like these guys and wanna look at earlier stuff, I'd recommend this album].

On the whole I don't really enjoy it, but I'm not going to rate it too low as there's a great level of subtle craftsmanship there.
My rating [which I know I'll be frowned upon for but idc] will be 5.5

[Shaun]

I really liked this album for the first half and then it just got a little repetitive and boring... for what it is, it's executed well, and is quite beautiful in a way, but I don't think I could handle it too often unless it was on in the background.

I'll give it a 6/10.

current scores:

Boards of Canada
Scott - 3
LemonJam - 5.5
Shaun - 6
Niall - 4.5

= 19/40 = 48%.

[Shaun]

also who wants to pick this week's?

possible (this week's releases) picks:
- Ciara - Ciara
- Thundercat - Apocalypse
- Editors - The Weight of Your Love
- Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail
- AraabMuzik - The Remixes, Vol 1

or of course, if none of those interest you, something from earlier in the year (preferable a major release)

[Shaun]

in fact no i'm going to pick it because yolo :hmph:

this week's is Kanye West - Yeezus, because we need this resparked :idc:

[Tom4784]

9/10

I think it's an almost flawless album, It's just really interesting and it's managed to hold my attention which is rare for me as I typically don't like a lot of rap. My favourite songs are I Am A God, Hold My Liquor, Black Skinhead and Blood On The Leaves.

[Tom4784]

9/10

I think it's an almost flawless album, It's just really interesting and it's managed to hold my attention which is rare for me as I typically don't like a lot of rap. My favourite songs are I Am A God, Hold My Liquor, Black Skinhead and Blood On The Leaves.

[Samuel.]

Yeezus - 7

Album is entertaining, but it's weak by Kanye's standards. It feels disjointed (though maybe intentionally), and I'm finding myself not playing it a whole lot.

Still a good album, though. Blood On The Leaves is one of the best tracks this year.

[Niall]

Just gonna listen to that other album in a sec. I'll post that along with my Yeezus review when I'm done! :D

[Samuel.]

Yeah, I'll give Boards of Canada another listen too.

[Niall]

Just finished.

Tomorrow's Harvest, Boards of Canada - 4.5/10. It didn't make an impression on me really and I didn't really have much of a reaction to any of the tracks at all. It was just completely, and inoffensively bland. That said though, I did like Reach For The Dead a fair bit.

Yeezus, Kanye West - 8.5/10. I loved it. It's so vicious and raw from start to finish, which just made me focus right away. I adore all the tracks (apart from Bound 2) and it really is great. It's like 808s And Heartbreak but packed with pure rage, and it really works a lot better than that sort of dejected resentment that 808s was full of. However, it still doesn't top MBDTF for me, mostly because my love for Runaway, Monster, All Of The Lights and Devil In A New Dress are all far greater than anything on Yeezus (although that might change in the future with subsequent listens).

[Shaun]

Yeezus - 8.5

Not his best by a long shot, and a few of the tracks failed to grab me, but the ones that did are excellent. It's an interesting new direction for him and the lyrics and production are pretty astounding.

Favourite tracks: Blood on the Leaves, Black Skinhead, Hold My Liquor, I Am a God & New Slaves.